![Three-and-a-half-year-old Palestinian girl Jamalat Ala Daban, who lost her left leg in an Israeli attack targeting a group of civilians on May 15, 2026, lives with her family in a makeshift tent in northern Gaza, on August 11, 2026. [Ali Jadallah - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AA-20260811-42188981-42188966-GAZAN_JAMALAT_WHO_LOST_A_LEG_IN_ISRAELI_ATTACK_STRUGGLES_TO_REBUILD_HER_LIFE-1-scaled-e1786557222232.jpg)
It is now official: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has flatly rejected the core conditions of the Board of Peace framework, explicitly stating that Israel will neither adhere to a ceasefire nor withdraw its forces from Gaza. During a cabinet meeting on Sunday, Netanyahu stated with unambiguous language: “Israel rejects the 15-point document published by the Board of Peace for Gaza”. In a previous conversation with lead envoy Nickolay Mladenov, Netanyahu set conditions—such as demanding unilateral operational freedom for the Israeli military to strike inside Gaza at will—that render a genuine peace agreement structurally impossible. The Israeli army leadership, under Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, reinforced this posture by outlining three uncompromising “red lines” to the political establishment: complete operational […]
